It happens like clockwork. Every two weeks, we somehow manage to eat our way to the back of our refrigerator and pantry and are left creatively scrounging for meals made from little more than brown rice, carrots and chicken broth. How does this happen? How can two people eat so much?!?! I plan out meals,…

Jared and I were watching The Dr. Oz Show a few weeks ago (go ahead and laugh, pals, but that show is addicting), and one of the segments talked about “the worst foods in your kitchen.” The tagline alone was enough to keep us hooked through the commercial break, and though the staffer who coined…

Everyone seems to have that one special fair food that makes them weak in the knees. For some it’s funnel cake, though my intense dislike of all things doughnut keeps me from siding with that crowd. For others, it’s the ever-popular food on a stick, which earns presentation points for sure. But for me, it’s…

Can you remember the first thing you ever baked all by yourself? Mine was blueberry muffins from a box, the bread and butter of introductory baking. I can still remember the recipe printed on the back: muffin mix, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil and one egg. That’s all it took. I was only…

Cookies are the coolest. Om, nom, nom. A few years ago, my mother-in-law bought me a Paula Deen cookbook. Because most of my favorite recipes in it are located at the pointed top of the old-school food pyramid, it’s the kind of cookbook you have to use sparingly. Nevertheless, there are some buttery delicious gems…

Last spring, my parents gifted us a new Cuisinart food processor. Jared and I had been talking about getting one for a while (too much Food Network watching will do that to you) but hadn’t taken the leap yet. When my folks made the generous offer, we were super excited. We brought home…

Chilly weather means it’s time for comfort food, and because my taste buds aren’t big fans of popular go-tos like stews and meatloaf (in the world of dinos, I’m much more Little Foot than T-Rex. Mmm … tree stars), we tend to look for things that are not-so-meaty but oh-so-snuggly at the same time. Enter…